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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by outside1234 on Thursday October 17, 2019 @12:35PM (#21283756)
you can turn it on remotely, like when you are on the way home from work, and have a warm house when you get there.

to me, that is the killer reason to have it online.

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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by seandougall on Thursday October 17, 2019 @01:21PM (#21284257)
If you have a predictable schedule, there are plenty of offline thermostats that let you set target temperatures for different times of day. If you don't, I can see how being able to control it remotely would be nice. (But an embedded microphone is still creepy and unnecessary.)
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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by rtkwe on Thursday October 17, 2019 @04:24PM (#21286010)
Then you're in luck because the Google Nest thermostats don't actually have microphones in them at all!

https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9330256?hl=en

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